Hey friend,

Change brings a deluge of concerns and considerations. When we are caught up in transition, it can be extremely hard to keep the big picture in front of us and maintain perspective.

A good practice in volatile and potentially dangerous situations, such as wilderness survival, is to maintain a posture of alertness by consistently doing these three things…

Look up. What’s above you that could be threatening your safety?

Look down. Where are your feet stepping? Is it safe?

Look around. Keep your head on a swivel. Take notice of things around, behind and in front of you.

Let’s apply this to seasons of transition.

To encourage us to keep looking up we have this word from Scripture…

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” - Psalms 121:1-2 NIV

Above all else remember…God your Creator and Redeemer is on your side. Keep looking up!

For looking down and around we have wings!

But those who wait upon GOD get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind.” -Isaiah 40:31 MSG

Wings are essential to a successful transition.

A small or narrow view is required for focus, to get things done. And we all know there’s a ton of things to focus on, obvious by that ever-growing transition to-do list. However, when all our time and energy goes from one thing to the next, leaving no margin and space to cultivate a winged posture, we lose sight of the bigger picture and begin to grow weary and lose hope. Courage dwindles.

This can happen when the thing in front of us takes up all our space and causes us to lose all sense of proportion. A relational conflict, isolation, overwhelm, lack of clarity, unmet expectations... To see things right we must step back and away from them from time to time. And that’s exactly what wings are for.

We need wings to rise above the things! Wings are obtained and maintained through rhythms of rest and waiting. Hope is a by-product of waiting. And hope sustains us. Pretty great formula for sustaining life in transition I’d say!

How are you practicing rhythms of rest these days? As a result, what is your perspective? Let me challenge you to exercise those wings. Do you need some additional encouragement and resources around the theme of Sabbath and rest? Tune into my latest episode of Navigate Podcast here.

Ready to process and work through your transition with a coach? Book a discovery call with me here.

- Tim